Brief Life History of Simeon Ernest
When Simeon Ernest Atwood was born on 12 September 1814, in Mendon, Monroe, New York, United States, his father, Hezekiah H Atwood III, was 29 and his mother, Chloe Ann Rowley, was 23. He married Melissa Ann Turrell on 30 September 1834, in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Rome Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1840 and North East Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. In 1865, at the age of 51, his occupation is listed as brick maker in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 6 June 1889, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Simeon Atwood, "United States Census, 1840"
- Simeon Atwood, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Simeon Atwood, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Monroe, New York, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Doctor Turrell Atwood.
My father Doctor Turrell and his twin sister Hannah Melissa Atwood son and daughter of Simeon and Melissa Turrell Atwood were born July 28, 1851 at Harbor Creek Erie Co, Pennsylvania. Hannah M. died S …
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